HSK 3.0 Level 3 · Adverbs

常常 chángcháng “often” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 常常 means

often
frequently

How to say 常常

常cháng2nd tone, rising
常cháng2nd tone, rising

常常 in a sentence

我常常感冒。
Wǒ chángcháng gǎnmào.
I often catch colds.
Sentence #825935 from Tatoeba
我爸爸常常洗碗。
Wǒ bàba chángcháng xǐwǎn.
My father often washes the dishes.
Sentence #861116 from Tatoeba
他常常出现在电视上。
Tā chángcháng chūxiàn zài diànshì shàng.
He often appears on TV.
Sentence #714801 from Tatoeba

How 常常 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 常 (cháng) with each of its parts in a different colour

常chángalways

尚still · shàngSound part
巾napkin · jīnMeaning part

巾 hints at the meaning (napkin); 尚 (shàng) hints at the sound. Compare it with cháng.

Memory aidCloth 巾 with 尚 (shàng) for the sound. Its first meaning was a skirt; now it means “often, usual”.

常chángalways

尚still · shàngSound part
巾napkin · jīnMeaning part

巾 hints at the meaning (napkin); 尚 (shàng) hints at the sound. Compare it with cháng.

Memory aidCloth 巾 with 尚 (shàng) for the sound. Its first meaning was a skirt; now it means “often, usual”.

How to write 常常

常 11 strokes

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常常 (chángcháng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it — Stroke order chart for 常常 (chángcháng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 常常

Words with 常

非常fēicháng · extremely 常cháng · often 经常jīngcháng · often 常见chángjiàn · common 常用chángyòng · commonly used 正常zhèngcháng · regular 平常píngcháng · ordinary 常识chángshí · common sense 日常rìcháng · day-to-day 通常tōngcháng · regular

More words: Adverbs & Linking Words

以外yǐwài · apart from 一块儿yíkuàir · together

FAQs

What does 常常 mean in English?

常常 (chángcháng) means “often” or “frequently”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 3 word.

How do you pronounce 常常?

Say it chángcháng: cháng with a 2nd tone, then cháng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.

Is 常常 the same in Traditional Chinese?

Yes. 常常 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.

How do you type 常常 on a keyboard?

Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type changchang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 常常 from the suggestions. Typing changchang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.

What HSK level is 常常?

常常 is an HSK 3.0 Level 3 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 5 word list. It is not on the older HSK 2.0 word lists.

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.